1. Introduction
All nations are attentive to compete efficiently in the international market. Competitiveness doesn't depend simply on the value of individual firms, but also on the socioeconomic system and the industries of a nation. The rapidly changeable situations of the free world markets transcribe that nations fully utilize their comparative advantages to become or remain thriving in the future (Farr, 1990). Economic and political leaders must estimate the opportunities and threats from the foreign environments so as to put up convenient domestic strategies that shore up the weaknesses of their nations and take advantages of its strengths.

This essay will illustrate the aspects of German weaknesses as well as competitive strengths that have had a significant impact either positively or negatively on the country's economy and its position in the European community and the world. Practical national forces in the technological, economic, social and political areas will be looked at in defining the resources of…...

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